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Trump anti-immigrant politics condemned at Latino gathering in San Diego

SAN DIEGO - When Donald Trump held a rally in 2016 at the San Diego Convention Center, hundreds of cops in riot gear stood guard against protesters outside as Trump's supporters inside chanted "Build the wall!"

On Monday at the same convention hall, just 15 miles from the U.S.-Mexico border, Democrats running for president cast Trump as a dangerous racist inciting violent gunmen to kill people. A couple thousand Latinos in the audience roundly applauded as the candidates

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